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Binoculars used to catch Abilene man relieving himself in public

Abilene police played a game of "I Spy" Monday evening and found a man relieving himself in public.

According to a police report, an officer was at the Winters Freeway overpass of South First Street at about 5:30 p.m. taking a mischief report when he spotted a man possibly urinating in a nearby culvert.

Using binoculars, the police report said, the action was verified and the officer contacted the man. The man told police he'd recently consumed a beer and elected to relieve himself in public rather than find a toilet.

He was arrested for urinating in public and taken to jail.

Other reports released Tuesday include:

Public intoxication, 1600 block of Ambler Avenue, Monday

A man was arrested after taking bolt cutters from a business. The man told police he took the cutters in order to steal a bicycle. He appeared intoxicated, police said. The business elected not to press charges against the man for the theft, according to the report.

Aggravated assault, 500 block of Chapel Hill Road, Monday

A man told police he had argued with a man about being on his property and, when he attempted to leave, the suspect tried to run him over in the street. He told police he was able to avoid the vehicle.

Burglary of a habitation, 1000 block of Kirkwood Street, Monday

A woman told police her residence was broken into and several items were stolen including electronics and money. She was away at the time, she said.

Possession of a controlled substance, Winters Freeway at North 10th Street, Monday

A man and a woman were arrested after a traffic stop for driving with an expired registration. Once contact was made, police said, a police dog alerted to narcotics in the vehicle and found two packages of a white crystal-like substance on the woman weighing 5.5 grams and two separate packages on the man weighing 2.2 grams.